Hydrodynamics and water quality in western Lake Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 91-98

  Rao, Yerubandi R ^a   Milne, J E ^a   Marvin, C H ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Ontario; Nearshore; Physical Processes; Resuspension

Indexed keywords

COASTAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOWN-WELLING; LAKE ONTARIO; NEAR-SHORE WATERS; NEARSHORES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RE-SUSPENSION; SURFACE WINDS; TASTE AND ODOUR; TIME-SERIES DATA; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; TIME SERIES;

WATER QUALITY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESUSPENSION; SURFACE WIND; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY; WIND WAVE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

EID: 84869132266     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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